Psalms 37:13
but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming.
BSB
ASV
The Lord will laugh at him; For he seeth that his day is coming.
KJV
The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
(Vers. 12, 13.) It follows: The sinner will observe the just and will gnash his teeth over him. But the Lord will deride him; for He sees that his day is coming. It is customary for one who is angry and seething to gnash his teeth: but the heart of the wicked also has its teeth, which are not accustomed to merely making noise, but to tearing. The sinner's traps, schemes, and wickedness are his teeth.
It is true the wicked plotteth against the just; there is a rooted enmity in the seed of the wicked one against the righteous seed; their aim is, if they can, to destroy their righteousness, or, if that fail, then to destroy them.
The Lord shall laugh at him. The godly man needs not trouble himself, but leave well deserved vengeance to be dealt out by the Lord, who will utterly deride the malice of the good man's enemies. Let the proud scorner gnash his teeth and foam at the mouth; he has one to deal with who will look down upon him and his ravings with serene contempt. For he seeth that his day is coming.
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Psalms 2:4The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord taunts them.
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But You, O LORD, laugh at them; You scoff at all the nations.
in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you,
He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.
The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD is on His heavenly throne. His eyes are watching closely; they examine the sons of men.
For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit,…
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Proverbs 1:26in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you,
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The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord taunts them.
What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
Therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery.
